Today In Human Head Transplants
by Emerson DameronFiled under: Fact or Fiction?, Hype, Publicity Stunts, Truth that's Stranger than Fiction, You Decide
In the “quit while you’re ahead” department…
“World’s first human head transplant a success, professor says”
By Yaron Steinbuch
New York Post
November 17, 2017
The world's first human head transplant has been carried out on a corpse in China, according to a controversial Italian doctor who said Friday that scientists are now ready to perform the surgery on a living person.
Professor Sergio Canavero, chief of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group, said the operation was carried out by a team led by Dr. Xiaoping Ren, who last year successfully grafted a head onto a monkey's body.
"The first human transplant on human cadavers has been done. A full head swap between brain-dead organ donors is the next stage," Canavero said at a press conference in Vienna, the Telegraph reported.
"And that is the final step for the formal head transplant for a medical condition which is imminent," said Canavero, who has gained a mix of fame and notoriety for his Frankenstein-like pursuits. Read more.
